Mining the Red Planet
This blog originally appeared on the Huffington Post Impact blog on December 8, 2015. Please find the original post here. Obama’s signature of a U.S. bill enabling the ownership, trade, and [...]
Redefining Mining Purpose in Times of Plummeting Prices
During Mining Indaba 2013, Mark Cutifani, now CEO of UK-based mining giant AngloAmerican, declared, “We miss the local communities. In the information age when people can see how others are [...]
The Costs of Community Conflict in the Extractive Industries: 3 Cases from the Field
Antoine Heuty and Linda Pappagallo The costs associated from escalating conflict with neighboring communities can be substantial for extractive sector companies. Here are three examples of what [...]
Four Challenges to Scale Up Shared Value in Extractives
In a recent blog on transforming social stakes into business opportunities, Borealis provides an interesting overview of some of the opportunities and challenges for creating shared value in [...]
Tackling the Accountability Challenge through Open Governance Partnerships
Cornelius Graubner and Antoine Heuty This week’s Open Government Partnership Summit, hosted by the government of the UK in London, is the highlight of the Global Transparency Week 2013 and an [...]
Getting the model right- Managing Risks and Building Resilient Communities in Resource Rich Societies
Antoine Heuty October 7, 2013 During the Africa Mining Indaba Conference 2013, Mark Cutifani, CEO of Anglo American, declared that “when people can see how others are living, but have to sit [...]